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L. RINALDQ 1,551,910

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Louw Rinaldo "Y um ATTORNEY Patented Sept. V1, 1925.

UNITED STATES 1,551,919 PATENT OFFICE.

LOUIS BINAIJDO, OF STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA.

, WRKING SHOE.

Application led .Tune 20, 1923.

the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, and to the `charactersof reference marked thereon,

which form a part of this application This invention relates toimprovements in the leather shoe-making art, and particularly to a typeof shoe especially adapted for heavy work and rough usage such as theyare subjected to by miners and all pick-andshovel men, workers inlogging camps and around the mountains generally, and by all menemployed in what may be termed rough occupations. j

The principal object of my invention is to provide a shoe especiallymade for working purposes for such men, and so constructed that it willstand severe usage without any seams ripping out or necessitatingrepairs other than those called for by natural wear.

Another object is to build up the sole pori tion of the shoe in such 'amanner that a main or base sole piece, extending the full length of theshoe, is provided which never becomes worn out during the life of theshoe, but always forms a fresh and new surface to which to attach anynew half-sole pieces after the original one has worn out, said half-solebeing a separate piece from the base sole piece.

A further object is to produce a simple and inexpensive shoe for thepurpose, and yet one which will be extremely eliicient in the servicefor which it is intended.

rIhese objects I accomplish by means of such structure and relativearrangement of parts as will fully appear from a perusal of thefollowing specification and claim.

On the drawings, similar characters of reference indicate correspondingparts in the several views.

Fig. l is a side elevation of the shoe.

Fig. 2 is a longitudinal section thereof.

Fig. 8 is a cross-section through the heel on the line Sw of Fig. 2.

Fig. l is a perspective view of one of the heel-tillers.

Referring now more particularly to the numerals of reference on thedrawings, the numeral il denotes the ,forward upward por?.

Serial No. 646,500.

tion of the shoe, 'in which the forward portion of the foot is encased,and extending substantially for halfl the length of the shoe at itslower edges. Acentrally positioned tongue piece 2 is formed integralwith the member 1. The remainder of the upper portion of the shoe, tothe rear of the member l,

is formed of another single piece of leather 3, open or split at itsforward edges, and overlapping the tongue 2 and the adjacent lower endof the member l, heilig there sewed to said member l as at 4. A counter5 extends part way around the piece 3 inside the same along' its lowerportion.

One forward edge of the piece 3 is provided with integral straps 6,adapted to overlap the opposed forward edge of said member' and to thencooperate with buckles 7 fixed on the latter. The tongue 2 extends aboutto the top of the member 3.'

The sole and heel structure is built up as follows. A' relatively thininsole 8 occupies the usual position inside the shoe. Below this isplaced a thicker but narrower filler piece 9, feathering toward itsedges, and extending about half the length of the shoe `from adjacentthe back of the heel forwardly. Below this ller is a strip 10, about thesame length as the piece 9, but of equal cross-section throughout, andthe full width intended for the sole. Below the strip 10 is the main orbase sole member 11, the same width as the strip 10, and extending theentire length of the shoe, this sole bearing against the strip 10 andagainst the insole 8 beyond said strip. The latter being somewhat thick,an offset or step as shown in Fig. 2 is formed in the sole 1l at theforward end of the piece 10, extending transversely of the shoe, andfrom thisoffset to the toe of the shoe, the outer half-sole 12 extends,forming the actual ground bearing portion of the sole structure, and theonly member thereof which is ever subjected to any wear.

It will therefore be evident that when this half-sole is worn out, itmay be easily removed without cutting or disturbing the main sole 11,which will remain in its original form, unworn, and a new half-sole maythen be secured to this main sole, the shoe a ridge, aS @here .Fia .8,extending for the leegte *Offsaid "piece e; which iiinot counte'ractedat the heel, would prevent the main heel pieces 13 from having agoo'd'and" flat Contact with the solel Ifthereforpla'ce" between saidheel pieces 13 and the sole 11 one or more iillers 14 the shape oftheheell Pieces., 'le'is @ql 't0- thefhe'gllt ofthe. ridere, so thattheheel pieces13 will1 have rni Support'lacrossz'their entire width, andwill be perfectly. horizontal.V p Y Y Tlre lowerjedgeof the upp'er Shoepieces 1 and 3 areturned 'inwardly between the insole 8 and itheadjacent pieces outwardly thereof, all the nlelnbjers beinglthen nailedtogether. Y. l y n The pieces 10 andl'12gbeing out from the saniefpieceof-leather, they are ofcourse the samethickne'sgand thehalf sole-12 will25t'huslielush'fat its'rear end with the main soleil. f, Y Y ,l

Fromthe foregoing description it will be reajdily'eeenthat I have?produced a shoe such as Substantially fullills the objects oifvinvention, ae 'defined by the appended Claim.

Having thus described my invention, what lfclairnas new andus'eful,`and'desire'to secure' b'yLettersl Patent is:

In shoe construction, a flexible sole ineinber,l a ller' strip.above'the sole extending whereby when applied 4to the sole the underface" of the` latterwiIlbe bent to haife" a similar slope, aat heel'pice applied to the rear en'd'offthe Sole', and a`-fill'erpiece'betweensaid heel and thei sole extending inwardly from the yertical'faces ofr'the .heel piece 'toy `lill the wedge rvs'l'iaped' 'space Afoiinedbetween the Hat heel `piecefa'nd the bent lsolev piece. Y p ,l

In teetlniony vwhereofI atliX my signature.

Louis RiNALno'jL

